Health workers in personal protective equipment prepare to bury the body of a Covid-19 victim at the Muslim cemetery in Gombak June 8, 2021. ― Picture by Hari Anggara
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — The number of Covid-19 patients being treated in intensive care units (ICUs) have rose again to a record high at 905 patients, which is two more than the previous high of 903 recorded yesterday, the Health Ministry’s data shows.
Of the 905 Covid-19 patients being treated in ICUs, 453 of them need respiratory support.
Since crossing the 800 mark for confirmed Covid-19 patients being treated in ICUs on May 28 (808 Covid-19 patients in ICUs), this figure has continued to rise steadily and uninterrupted daily before hitting the 905 figure today.
The number of deaths recorded from Covid-19 today is 75, which brings the total cumulative death toll nationwide from the virus to 3,611.
MORE TO COME